It is amazing how Sri Ramakrishna used small things to teach his disciples. One day after the midday meal, the Master asked Rakhal to prepare some betel-rolls (betel is chewed after meals in India). …
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Swami Subodhananda’s Love for Tea
From his boyhood, Subodhananda loved to drink tea. One night at Belur Math, Vivekananda was meditating in his room; Brahmananda and Subodhananda were sleeping in the next room. When Swamiji finished …
That is Not Your Task
During his stay at Dakshineswar, Premananda started to record some of Sri Ramakrishna’s teachings. But the Master told him: “That is not your task. Many beautiful words of wisdom will burst forth from …
Swami Saradananda’s Love and Forgiveness
“In his dealings with us younger monks,” writes Swami Aseshananda, “the swami’s love and forgiveness were limitless. One day when I was with him at Puri, he told me he couldn’t find the beads that he …
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The Holy Ghost
Swami Adbhutananda, a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, narrated the following incident: “One day the Master touched brother Niranjan, and for three days and three nights Niranjan did not get one wink of …
‘Sri Ramakrishna has come’ – Nag Mahasaya
Three years after the passing away of his father, Nag Mahashay became seriously ill with colic and dysentery. He said to his wife: “My prarabdha karma [action performed in a past life, the fruit of …
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